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From airport to south Mumbai - It took about 1.5-2 hours by blue air-con taxi during midday when I arrived Mumbai without any rain. When I left from city to airport, the monsoon rain arrived heavily. Gladly I decided to leave for airport 5.5 hours before the flight time and I ended up spending 3 hours on the congested road with flooded water on the streets. The local taxi driver I got was so good to negoitate and struggle with heavy traffic for me and fight for every inch of space to advance in order to bring me to the airport. We encountered flooded road that he had to make U turn and took another road. Along the way, I saw many local taxi broke down due to flooding and heavy rain. I was praying that it would not happen to my taxi!!!
The congestion occurred all the way even to the moment that I got off right in front of the airport terminal. It was raining and I got wet all over the body (when I hailed for taxi) and sat in the taxi for 3 good hours. To apprevciate his effort, I gave him extra fare that he deserved it. My passport got wet for about 20% (gladly it is dry now when I write this message). This was the experience that I have never had after travelling to 65 countries to-date and for sure I will not forget. What an experience! Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Next time you are in mumbai, the most reliable taxi service at present is Meru (full green) cabs +91 22 4422 4422 or Megacabs (full black) +91 22 4242 4242. these are professional taxi service available round the clock at the airport.
dont get into any other cab service since they try to cheat you, including me, even if im from the same city.
also dont forget to ask for a bill/receipt of the fare in the end. if the taxi driver doesnt give you, you can call the taxi company and complain.
you can also try to call the company if you are in within india for a cab at a perticular time. but most of the time, during peak hours the cabs are booked, especially during saturday night.
but at the airport you can find these cabs.
dont get into the cool cabs which are light blue and grey in colour since their taxi meter is modified to charge you more.
they are also available in most cities these days. check their website for more info Theme: Car/Motor HomePhone: +912244224422Website: http://www.merucabs.com Other Contact: http://www.megacabs.com/mumbai-r
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Taxis in Mumbai are all metred and are generally very safe and cheap and the most convenient way to get around the city. Although as a tourist some naughty drivers may want to quote you a fixed price instead. This happens rarely especially in South Mumbai where drivers use the metre without prompt and give the correct change although you may wish to tip him. The taxi metres attached outside the car and replaces the left rear view mirror. There is a bar which says "FOR HIRE" which is flipped down and starts the metre once you get in the taxi. Most taxi metres are out of date but there is a rough conversion of about 13 times the reading on the metre or a conversion chart the driver should have in the taxi. The Mumbai taxi is easily distinguishable on the streets as India's version of the 1950s Fiat with some funky retro seats. It is very small and compact with little leg room for larger size people. The starting fare is Rs13. There is a midnight surcharge after midnight to 6am. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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The pre-paid taxi booth is available after you have passed customs. If you miss it, you should be able to get it from the other counter facing the road outside. Although we said we wanted a taxi with A/C, we got one only to realised halfway that the A/C wasn't even blowing cool air at all! At the airport pre-paid taxi booths, you pay for your taxi and meet your driver outside. The difference between an A/C and non A/C is about 100RP I reckon but I get a chance to relive that episode, I would rather have got on a non-A/C and wind the windows down. I was palputating in that ride from the airport to the hotel and it wasn't even funny. A/C taxis are blue while non A/C are black. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Pre-paid taxi at Mumbai
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The price is for aircon blue taxi. The journey takes at least 1.5 hours or more, depending the timing of the day and traffic and road flood condition. See more pics for the counter and taxi.
From city to airport, ensure you calculate the traffic condition and if it rains, the road will flood and traffic is even worse. My return journey from South Mumbai to airport took 3 hours!!! Gladly I planned to go to airport 5.5 hours before my flight. Taxi fares usually costs more for blue taxi (up to Rs.800). I took a local taxi (black and yellow) for Rs350 and was inside the taxi for 3 hours due to traffic congestion, road floods and heavy rain in monsoon (Jun 2009).
You also have to take note at the airport, it is a bit crowded because only the passengers are allowed to enter the terminal, meaning all these people are standing outside the passengers drop off areas, creating lots of human congestion.
Also inisde the airport there are many long queue. So planning 5.5-6 hours before flight time is good. Amazing! Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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